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Adams, Ansel ~ Japanese-American Internment ~ Photographs ~ 1943
Title: "Suffering Under a Great Injustice": Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar

Advertising ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920
Title: The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920

African Americans ~ Daniel A. P. Murray ~ Pamphlets ~ 1818-1907
Title: African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907

African Americans ~ Ohio ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920
Title: The African-American Experience in Ohio: Selections from the Ohio Historical Society

African Americans ~ Pamphlets ~ 1824-1909
Title: From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909

African Americans ~ Sheet Music ~ 1850-1920
Title: African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920: Selected from the Collections of Brown University

African-American Music, Southern U.S. ~ Recordings ~ 1938-1943
Title: "Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943

African-American Odyssey ~ Exhibit ~ Multiformat
Title: African American Odyssey

Architecture and Engineering ~ HABS/HAER ~ Multiformat ~ 1933-present
Title: Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present

Architecture and Interior Design ~ Gottscho and Schleisner ~ Photographs ~ 1935-1955
Title: Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner , 1935-1955

Arendt, Hannah ~ Papers ~ 1898-1977
Title: The Hannah Arendt Papers at the Library of Congress

Baseball and Jackie Robinson ~ Multiformat ~ 1860-1969
Title: By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s

Baseball Cards ~ 1887-1914
Title: Baseball Cards, 1887-1914

Baseball Guides and Spalding ~ 1889-1939
Title: Spalding Base Ball Guides, 1889-1939

Bell, Alexander Graham ~ Papers ~ 1862-1939
Title: Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers at the Library of Congress

Berliner, Emile ~ Early Recording Industry ~ Multiformat ~ 1870-1956
Title: Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry

Bernstein, Leonard ~ Multiformat ~ ca. 1920-1989
Title: The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989

Broadsides and Printed Ephemera ~ ca. 1600-2000
Title: An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

California, First-Person Narratives ~ Books ~ 1849-1900
Title: "California as I Saw It": First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900

Chautauqua Performers ~ Advertising Flyers ~ 1904-1940
Title: Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century

Chesapeake Bay and Washington, D.C. ~ Books ~ 1600-1925
Title: The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, 1600-1925

Chicago Daily News ~ Photographs ~ 1902-1933
Title: Photographs from the Chicago Daily News

The Chinese in California ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1925
Title: The Chinese in California, 1850-1925

Civil War Era ~ Band Music ~ Multiformat
Title: Band Music from the Civil War Era

Civil War Images ~ Multiformat ~ 1861-1865
Title: Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society

Civil War Maps ~ 1861-1865
Title: Civil War Maps

Civil War Soldiers, Pennsylvania ~ Multiformat ~ 1861-1865
Title: A Civil War Soldier in the Wild Cat Regiment : selections from the Tilton C. Reynolds Papers

Civil War Washington, D.C. ~ Horatio Nelson Taft ~ Diary ~ 1861-1865
Title: Washington during the Civil War: the Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865

Civil War ~ Brady Studio and Others ~ Photographs ~ 1861-1865
Title: Selected Civil War Photographs

Coca-Cola Advertising ~ Films ~ 1951-1999
Title: Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements: Highlights from the Motion Picture Archives at the Library of Congress

Conservation Movement ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920
Title: The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920

Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention ~ Documents ~ 1774-1789
Title: Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789

Coolidge Era ~ Multiformat ~ 1924-1929
Title: Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929

Copland, Aaron ~ Multiformat ~ 1900-1990
Title: The Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990

Curtis, Edward ~ North American Indian Photographs ~ Ca. 1900
Title: Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian: Photographic Images

Daguerreotype Photographs ~ 1839-1864
Title: America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864

Dance Manuals ~ Books ~ 1490-1920
Title: An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490-1920

Depression Era to World War II ~ FSA/OWI ~ Photographs ~ 1935-1945
Title: America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945

Douglass, Frederick ~ Papers ~ 1841-1964
Title: The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress

Edison Companies ~ Film and Sound Recordings
Title: Inventing Entertainment: the Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies

Environment, Natural ~ Photographs ~ 1891-1936
Title: American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936: Images from the University of Chicago Library

Factories, Westinghouse ~ Films ~ 1904
Title: Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904

not searchable  Federal Theatre Project ~ Multiformat ~ 1935-1939
Title: The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939

Film, Animated ~ 1900-1921
Title: Origins of American Animation

Fine, Irving ~ Multiformat ~ 1914-1962
Title: The Irving Fine Collection: Ca. 1914-1962

Florida Everglades Environmental History ~ Multiformat ~ 1884-1934
Title: Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History, 1884-1934

Flutes ~ Dayton C. Miller ~ Multiformat
Title: Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection

Folk Culture and Natural Environment, West Virginia ~ Multiformat ~ 1992-1999
Title: Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia

Folk Culture, Florida ~ Multiformat ~ 1937-1942
Title: Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942

Folk Fiddle Music, Southern Appalachian ~ Henry Reed ~ Multiformat ~ 1966-1967
Title: Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection

Folk Music, California ~ Sidney Robertson Cowell ~ Multiformat ~ 1930s
Title: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties. Collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell

Folk Music, Dust Bowl ~ Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin ~ Multiformat ~ 1940-1941
Title: Voices from the Dust Bowl: the Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-1941

Folk Music, Southern U.S. ~ John Lomax and Ruby Lomax ~ Multiformat ~ 1939
Title: Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip

Great Plains ~ Photographs ~ 1880-1920
Title: The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920: Photographs from the Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Photograph Collections

Guthrie, Woody ~ Correspondence ~ 1940-1950
Title: Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950

Haymarket Affair ~ Multiformat ~ 1886-1887
Title: Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887

Hispanic Music, Rio Grande ~ Juan Bautista Rael ~ Multiformat ~ 1940s
Title: Hispano Music & Culture from the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection

Hurston, Zora Neale ~ Plays ~ 1925-1944
Title: The Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress

Jazz ~ William P. Gottlieb ~ Photographs ~ 1938-1948
Title: William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz

Jefferson, Thomas ~ Papers ~ 1606-1827
Title: The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress

Landscape and Architectural Design ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920
Title: American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920: a Study Collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design

Liberia ~ Maps ~ 1830-1870
Title: Maps of Liberia, 1830-1870

Life Histories, Federal Writers' Project ~ Manuscripts ~ 1936-1940
Title: American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940

not searchable  Lincoln, Abraham ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1909
Title: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library

Lincoln, Abraham ~ Papers ~ ca. 1850-1865
Title: Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Lincoln, Abraham, and Civil War ~ Sheet Music ~ Alfred Whital Stern ~ 1859-1909
Title: "We'll Sing to Abe Our Song!": Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War from the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

Manuscript Division ~ Selected Highlights
Title: Words and Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years

Maps ~ 1500-2004
Title: Map Collections: 1500-2004

Maritime Westward Expansion ~ Multiformat ~ 1820-1890
Title: Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion,1820-1890

McKinley, William, and Pan-American Exposition ~ Films ~ 1901
Title: The Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901

Morse, Samuel F. B. ~ Papers ~ 1793-1919
Title: Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1793-1919

National Parks ~ Maps
Title: Mapping the National Parks

Native American Culture, Pacific Northwest ~ Multiformat
Title: American Indians of the Pacific Northwest

New York City ~ Films ~ 1898-1906
Title: The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906

Nineteenth-Century Books ~ 1850-1877
Title: The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books

Nineteenth-Century Periodicals ~ 1850-1877
Title: The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals

Occupational Folklore, Paterson, N.J. ~ Multimedia ~ 1994
Title: Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting

Ohio River Valley ~ Multiformat ~ 1750-1820
Title: First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820

Omaha Indian Music ~ Multiformat
Title: Omaha Indian Music

Panoramic Maps ~ 1847-1929
Title: Panoramic Maps

Panoramic Photographs ~ 1851-1991
Title: Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991

Pearl Harbor and Public Reactions ~ Audio Interviews ~ 1941-1942
Title: After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Portraits of Creative Americans ~ Carl Van Vechten ~ Photographs ~ 1932-1964
Title: Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964

Posters, WPA ~ 1936-1943
Title: By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943

Prairie Settlement, Nebraska ~ Photographs and Letters ~ 1862-1912
Title: Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters, 1862-1912

Presidential Inaugurations ~ Multiformat ~ 1789-2001
Title: "I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations

Presidents and First Ladies ~ Portraits
Title: By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present

Puerto Rico Books and Pamphlets ~ 1831-1929
Title: Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Perspectives

Quilts and Quiltmaking ~ Multiformat ~ 1978-1996
Title: Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996

Railroads ~ Maps ~ 1828-1900
Title: Railroad Maps, 1828-1900

Ranching Culture, Nevada ~ Multiformat ~ 1945-1982
Title: Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982

Religious Petitions, Virginia ~ 1764-1802
Title: Early Virginia Religious Petitions

Revolutionary Era ~ Maps ~ 1750-1789
Title: The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789

Roosevelt, Theodore ~ Films ~ 1898-1919
Title: Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film

San Francisco and 1906 Earthquake ~ Films ~ 1897-1916
Title: Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916

Sheet Music ~ 1820-1860 & 1870-1885
Title: Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1820-1860 & 1870-1885

Sheet Music ~ 1850-1920
Title: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920

Slave Narratives ~ Audio Interviews ~ 1932-1975
Title: Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories

Slave Narratives, Federal Writers' Project ~ Multiformat ~ 1936-1938
Title: Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

Slavery and Law ~ Documents ~ 1740-1860
Title: Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860

Small Town Life, Mid-Atlantic ~ Stereoscopic Photographs ~ 1850-1920
Title: Small-Town America: Stereoscopic Views from the Robert Dennis Collection, 1850-1920

Song Sheets ~ ca. 1800-1880
Title: America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets

Southern Black Churches ~ Texts ~ 1780-1925
Title: The Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925

Southern U.S. ~ Personal Narratives ~ 1860-1920
Title: First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920

Spanish-American War ~ Films ~ 1898-1901
Title: The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures

Sunday Schools ~ Books ~ 1815-1865
Title: Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America

Texas Border ~ Photographs ~ 1900-1920
Title: The South Texas Border, 1900-1920: Photographs from the Robert Runyon Collection

Transportation, Global ~ Photographs ~ 1894-1896
Title: Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896

Traveling in America ~ Books ~ ca. 1750-1920
Title: American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920

Turn-of-the-Century America ~ Detroit Publishing Company ~ Photographs ~ 1880-1920
Title: Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880 - 1920

U.S. Congress ~ Documents ~ 1774-1875
Title: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

Upper Midwest ~ Books ~ ca. 1820-1910
Title: Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910

Utah and Western Migration ~ Multiformat ~ 1846-1869
Title: Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869

Variety Stage ~ Multiformat ~ 1870-1920
Title: The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920

Washington, D.C. ~ Theodor Horydczak ~ Photographs ~ 1923-1959
Title: Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959

Washington, George ~ Papers ~ 1741-1799
Title: George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799

Western U.S. ~ Photographs ~ 1860-1920
Title: History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library

not searchable  Whitman, Walt ~ Notebooks ~ 1850s & 1860s
Title: Poet at Work: Recovered Notebooks from the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman Collection

Woman Suffrage ~ Books and Pamphlets ~ 1848-1921
Title: Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921

Woman Suffrage ~ Photographs and Prints ~ 1850-1920
Title: By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920

Women's History ~ U.S. ~ Multiformat
Title: American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States

Work and Leisure ~ Films ~ 1894-1915
Title: America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915

World War I and 1920 Election ~ Recordings
Title: American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election

World War I ~ Military Newspapers ~ 1918-1919
Title: The Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

Wright Brothers ~ Multiformat ~ 1881-1952
Title: The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers at the Library of Congress

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